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UK boxer Chris Eubank arrested, bailed, after carrying out one-man anti-war demo

 
 
Bill Posters
15:57 / 15.10.03
Details here. I am learning a new respect for at least one professional pugilist.
 
 
Ganesh
16:18 / 15.10.03
Thoundth like he wath going all-out to be arrethted. According to hith wife, the "offenthive weapon" wath a blade he carrieth to cut hith hair.
 
 
penitentvandal
16:46 / 15.10.03
You'd think he would be pleased to have gotten rid of the one world leader whose name he can't pronounce, but no...
 
 
Bill Posters
17:03 / 15.10.03
ewwww, you two are in cat-mode today aren't yer?! You'd never dare take the pith to his faith. Um, I'm not trying to come over all stern moderator here (so to speak), but to rerail slightly, does he not deserve better than mockery? Does no one think it's timely that a public figure showed some bottle and stood up for their political beliefs? I think he's kewl, and I bet the pigs didn't dare threaten to piddle all over him. He must be one of the few black men in this cunt-ree whose not gonna get trouble in custody, and I believe his example will inspire other people (black or otherwise) to think about what's happening in the Middle East.
 
 
Bill Posters
17:08 / 15.10.03
oops, previous post directed at 'Nesh and Vandal.

Can 'pig' be considered 'hate'speech?

yep, and I for one am all for it. Jack Fear has strong opinions to the contrary, however, as we'll doubtless see.

* quickly dons flame resistant overalls *
 
 
Ganesh
18:34 / 15.10.03
Doeth he detherve better than mockery? Hmm, that'th a toughie. On the 'hooray' thide ith the fact that yeth, he'th thtood up to be counted, made hith voithe heard. On the 'hmmm' thide, he'th done tho now, when a) he'th not eckthactly rithking mathive public vilification qui-i-ite ath much ath he might've done had he mounted hith protetht a few monthth back, and b) he and hith family are currently thtarring in 'The Eubankth', which could do with a ratingth bootht. Oh yeah, and thee) he'th made hith point by driving hith truck into a thmall van. Blair'th Government rockth on itth ackthith...

Tho, um, yeah, mickthed feelingth. I don't think I'd go out of my way to throw eggth at him, but he'th pretty tempting ath a target. The pith mutht be taken. Royally.
 
 
Our Lady of The Two Towers
14:32 / 18.10.03
It's all been so exciting, I wish Chris Eubank had a TV show or something...
 
 
Tezcatlipoca
09:04 / 20.10.03
His reasons for his protest came to light when he stated "The military occupation [of Iraq] doesn't work. All it does is cause more terror. If I come into your house with a gun, people will react against me. It's called terrorism.". Faultless logic.

To deviate from topic slightly, Mr Eubank is something of a city joke down here in Brighton, stemming largely from his belief that as an "international celebrity" he is immune to the issuing of parking tickets in his home town. The council has a seperate file - several inches thick - devoted solely to Mr Eubank's parking offenses, I believe.
 
 
rizla mission
12:29 / 20.10.03
I think I have a certain amount of respect for anyone who out of the blue decides to launch a protest outside Downing Street.. on his own.

Hearing a brief announcement about this on the radio news, I was hoping (for comedy reasons) that he'd been trying to attend a demo but had got the wrong month or something.. "What? Where is everybody? Look, I'm protesting! DAMN THE MAN!" etc.
 
 
Not Here Still
18:27 / 20.10.03
Well, nuff respect to him for protesting, but:

1967: Ali sensationally refuses to get involved in Vietnam; licence revoked, title removed, sentenced to five years and is out of boxing for some time afterward.

2003: Chris Eubank reverses truck into van (possibly accidentaly); probable minor slap on wrist, fine or community service sentence, 'career' suffers when Eubank decides to fight Nigel Benn Gladiator-style on channel five...
 
  
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